Patient specific medication dispenser

Abstract

A patient specific medication kit includes a holder and a plurality of packages, with each package containing at least one medication element, such as a pill, capsule or tablet. Each package is slidably, removably disposed in the holder in a prescribed sequence. Each package or medication element contains indicia signifying the medication element dosage. The holder has indicia signifying the prescribed disposition of the packages in the holder, which disposition is in accordance with a prescribed medication dosage regimen sequence

1 . A medication dispenser kit comprising in combination:
 a plurality of packages, each said package containing at least one medication element, wherein said package or said medication element further comprises indicia signifying the medication element dosage; and   a holder, and wherein the holder comprises means for removably holding the packages.   
   
   
       2 . The medication dispenser kit of  claim 1 , wherein said holder comprises indicia signifying the daily sequence disposition of the packages in the holder. 
   
   
       3 . The medication dispenser kit of  claim 1 , said plurality of packages comprises a first plurality of packages containing respective medication elements comprising a first dosage strength and a second plurality of packages containing respective medication elements comprising a second dosage strength. 
   
   
       4 . The medication dispenser kit of  claim 1 , wherein said holder comprises slots, said packages being slidably, removably disposed in the slots. 
   
   
       5 . The medication dispenser kit of  claim 3 , wherein at least one package of said first plurality and one package of said second plurality are removably disposed in said holder. 
   
   
       6 . The medication dispenser kit of  claim 1 , said holder comprising indicia signifying the disposition of the packages in the holder. 
   
   
       7 . The medication dispenser kit of  claim 1 , wherein the packages comprise blister packs. 
   
   
       8 . The medication dispenser kit of  claim 1 , wherein the kit comprises childproof means for preventing a child from accessing a medication element. 
   
   
       9 . The medication dispenser kit of  claim 1 , said holder comprising a plurality of foldable conjoined panels. 
   
   
       10 . A medication provider method for providing a medication dispenser kit to a patient or subject, said method comprising:
 providing pluralities of packages containing respective medication elements, which pluralities of packages comprise a first plurality of packages containing respective medication elements comprising a first dosage and a second plurality of packages containing respective medication elements comprising a second dosage strength;   providing a holder comprising means for removably receiving said packages in a daily sequence;   assembling at least one package of said first plurality of packages and at least one package of said second plurality of packages in the holder in a daily medication dosage regimen sequence to form an assembled medication kit having a specific medication dosage regimen specific to the patient or subject;   
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising (d) providing the assembled medication kit to a patient or subject. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 10 , said holder comprising indicia for signifying the disposition of the first plurality package and the second plurality package in the holder in a prescribed medication dosage regimen sequence. 
   
   
       13 . The medication kit of  claim 10 , wherein the assembled kit comprises childproof means for preventing a child from accessing a medication element. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 10 , said holder comprising a plurality of conjoined panels, said panels being in folded disposition. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein said packages or said medication elements comprise indicia signifying the respective medication elements dosages. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the indicia comprises color indicia. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising slidably inserting the packages into the means for removably receiving said packages. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein slidably inserting the packages further comprises slidably inserting the packages into slots in the holder. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein step (a) comprises providing a plurality of holders. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the packages are blister packages with the medication elements prepackaged therein.